Global Patent Index - EP 0456728 B1

EP 0456728 B1 19971015 - POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM

Title (en)

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM

Title (de)

STROMVERSORGUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ALIMENTATION ELECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 0456728 B1 19971015 (EN)

Application

EP 90902981 A 19900206

Priority

  • AU 9000041 W 19900206
  • AU PJ258289 A 19890206
  • AU PJ375189 A 19890418

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0664598A2] A power supply system (10) comprises a multi-phase AC supply (12) which is provided to an AC-DC converter (14). The DC output from the converter (14) sources power to a DC bus (16), which then provides power to a secondary supply bus (42) and electrical loads (38, 40). The convertor (14) connected to the DC bus (16) by a master controller (22), which is controllable by master control processor (30) to disconnect the two. In a similar way, the secondary supply bus (44), load (38) and load (40) are connected to the DC bus (16) by slave controllers (46), which are each controllable to effect disconnection through action of the respective slave control processors (48). When any of the secondary supply bus (44) or loads (38, 40) demand power from convertor (14), a demand request is passed by the respective slave control processor (48) to the master control processor (30) via data bus (32). The master control processor (30) then determines whether the demand request is legal based on a maximum permissible power request and will also consider the instant cummulative sum of power required to be provided. If the request is legal, a demand authorisation is returned to the slave control processor (48), and the power can be drawn. If the request is not legal, the master control processor (30) can require one or all slave control processors (48) to power down the electrical load through operation of contractors (24) in the respective slave controllers (46). Alternatively, the slave control processor (48) making the demand request can be caused to effect the regeneration of power. In the instance of serious faults, the master control processor (30) can cause the DC bus (16) to be powered down by effecting operation of contactors(24) within the master controller (22). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H02J 1/14; H02J 3/14

IPC 8 full level

G05F 1/66 (2006.01); H02J 1/14 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H02P 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/0814 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H02J 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 17/08146 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 5/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 13/00016 (2020.01 - EP US); H02J 2310/12 (2020.01 - EP); H02J 2310/66 (2020.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

GB 2071438 A 19810916 - FIAT RICERCHE

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0664598 A2 19950726; EP 0664598 A3 19950920; AT E159386 T1 19971115; AU 5095290 A 19900824; AU 619660 B2 19920130; DE 69031590 D1 19971120; DE 69031590 T2 19980416; DK 0456728 T3 19980202; EP 0456728 A1 19911121; EP 0456728 A4 19921021; EP 0456728 B1 19971015; ES 2110964 T3 19980301; JP H04506744 A 19921119; US 5191520 A 19930302; WO 9009050 A1 19900809

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95103389 A 19900206; AT 90902981 T 19900206; AU 5095290 A 19900206; AU 9000041 W 19900206; DE 69031590 T 19900206; DK 90902981 T 19900206; EP 90902981 A 19900206; ES 90902981 T 19900206; JP 50314590 A 19900206; US 73089891 A 19910918